Scale, weighing

Primary use
Diagnosis / Measurement / Monitoring
Type of medical device or related product
Measurement devices
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population age
Later adults (over 64 years)
Adults (20 to 64 years)
Adolescent (10 to 19 years)
Childhood (28 days to 9 years)
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Basic
Capital
Yes
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (2021)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
General outpatient (health post, health center) and outreach services for primary care
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Emergency care
Inpatient care
Long-term care
Outpatient care
Rehabilitation
Specialized diagnostics
Specialized treatment
EMDN related code(s)
V030210
WEIGHING SCALES (EXCLUDING THOSE FOR NEONATOLOGY)
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GMDN related code(s)
38267
Stand-on floor scale, mechanical (A mechanical device designed to be placed on the floor and upon which a patient is intended to stand to measure and display total body weight. It is not designed to weigh a wheelchair-bound patient or bed/stretcher.)
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WHO Technical specifications
Decommissioning
WHO resources on medical devices